The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-15
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
ROAST REEF.

Remove the bone from the thin part
OF the roast, lay IN Il piece of suet that
does not project beyond the width OF
the roast, then fold t around against
the thick of the meat. Skewer it with
larding-pns fastened on the side, take
some thin slices of bacon, lay in a
dripping pan that is not to large aud
place i'll Il hot oven. Fifteen minutes
to the pound is the usual time required
for roasting. Salt when half done and
basic frequently. Minced onion. thyme
and parsley may be added to the
gravy.
DRESSED TONGUE.
Take corned tongue and boil ten
der; split it, st ok in few cloves, cut
one onion, a little thyme, add some
Drowned flour. Have the tongue coy
cred with water, in which mix the in
gradients, add three hard boiled eggs
chopped fine. and send to the table
garnshed with hard boiled eggs.
BEEF TRIBE.
Clean the TT. pc carefully and soak in
salt water, chang NC several times; cut
in slices; boil perfectly done; dip in
butter; fry light brown; season With
salt and pepper.
BAKED LEG OF MUTTON.
lake leg Of mutton weighing six
or eight pounds. cut down the under
side and remove the bone; fill it with
dressing made of four ounces, of suet.
two eggs, two ounces chopped ham,
six of stale bread, one onion, little
thyme. sweet majoram. parsley, nut
meg. salt and pepper; sew up, lay in
pan and put in hot oven; haste with
butter, cook three hours.
TO DRESS CUCUMBERs.
Gather, or buy from market early,
peel and put Oh ice until dinner; then
slice as thin as possible and put with
sliced onions in a dish, salt and pep
per freely. pour cup of vinegar over
them, and lay ce on top.
One cup of white sugar, half cup of
butter, one and q half of flour, half
cup of sweet milk, teaspoosful of bak-
ing powder, whites of four eggs; flavor
with almond.
FRUIT CAKE.
Eight cups of flour, six cups sugar,
three cups butter, two cups milk (clab-
Der preferred), twelve eggs. four tea
spoonfuls cream of tartar, two tea
spoonfuls of soda. two pounds seeded
raisins, two pounds of currents, half
pound thinlv sliced citron, -four the
raisins to prevent them from settling.
Flavor with cloves, allspice, CHINA
mon, ginger and mace to suit the taste;
bake four hours. Mix sugar and but
ter and beat it to a light cream, then
add milk and volks of eggs. then the
spices, and lastly the whites and fruits.
WHITE FRUIT CAKE.
One pound of flour. one pound of
sugar, one pound of butter. one pound
blanched almonds, three pounds
citron, one grated cocoanut, whites Of
sixteen eggs, two teaspoonfuls baking
powder, flavor to taste.
CALLS BRAINS FRIED.
Take the brains and beat up with an
egg, salt and pepper; fry in hot lard.
FIG CAKE.
Three pints of flour. one cup of
butter. one of sweet milk. two and one
half cups sugar. whites of sixteen eggs,
three teaspoonfuls baking powder. one
and one-half pounds figs favored and
cut in strips.
GREEN SPONGE CAKE.
Two teacups of sugar, one of cream,
two of flour, four eggs, one teaspoon
full OF baking powder and teaspoouful
extract of lemon; bake quickly.
PUDDING SAUCE.
Beat together four teas poonfuls of
sugar and two ounces of butter; stir in
a teacup of boiling water; favor to
taste.